2005 Governors Arts Awards

Arts Education Award
Created by Betsy Giberson, Warner

Betsy Giberson is a visual artist with experience in a wide range of media and technique including surface design on cloth, collage, painting, and making hand-made books. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in sculpture. Betsy has worked extensively with the Arts Alliance of Northern NH. Her main goal when working with people is "to let artistic expression be possible and successful for everyone and to empower students to be the artists they already are." Betsy offers a variety of residency options including murals, installations and bookmaking, emphasizing integration into the curriculum. Always important is to instill a sense of place - whether it be here and now or there and some other time.